ursday 19 July Continued JOO pm _ 1 called Mr Evans duPont Company Wilmington r Ma de appointment for Messrs Evans and Till f r 2 pm Friday with Gen Groves July 20th 3 10 pm j 1 called Capt Solberg re Col Nichols d sire to know approximate time to expect pt Solberg at Tennessee Capt Solberg sated that Gunn is still out in Minneapolis a o no indication when he will return and it ir ther looks like the fall before Capt Solberg w· 11 get down there As Solb rg told lren G oves they can adjust themselves to anything C 1 Nichols•wants either keep on as is or cut d but if we cut down anxious to cut down g dually so they can get some of' the equipment of' of experimental stuff Capt olberg hoped tl t Gol Nichols found everything to his s isfaction on his trip to Philadelphia 0 J z 0 3 15 pm 3 20 pm - callea Col Nelson Y nox re call frcm Col Col Nelson stated that regulations hibit assigning a man to a job on t d for days and then renewing it hut they can in erpret the rules although they don't like to do it unless of emergency to permaTJ ently trc1n- sf r the GI's to Pittsfield jol asked if w d them back at the end of' the need for them in Pittsfield and Col Nelson advised yes jol t o check and advise Col Nelson our deciiiion Tr sf erred to Col Nichols to advise of Ga t Solberg's conversation Knox po ro called jol re cut-off fm earlier call jo asked number by which we missed on l' 'lanni ng th job at Pittsfield Col Fox to advise 3 40 pm jo called Lt Anderson re Richtmeyer Bureau N vy of Ships has been asking for Richtmeyer An erson will hav Lavender call Capt orn on Monday when he returns 3 45 pm jo called Gapt Corn to advise that Capt La ender will call him re Richtmeyer 1 s release as soon as he returns on Monuay z UJ I I- 0 UJ g UJ a i I rsday 19 July 1945 Continued - - 4 00 pm • Wright Acting Assistant hief of War oject Unit Bureau of the Budget speaking for 1 Clark called Gen Groves re Have had some over the country looking at sane rather large ojects and sane of their men just came back 1 Inyokern and they have had some of their men' king at a MD project in the southwest anged to come to see Gen Groves at 8 15 am 4 20 µn • Harrison called lJen Uroves re Makin is in Harrison's office now and Harrison ca give him a copy of the agreement but not a coy of the covering letters Is there any ob·ection to his having copies of the letters Ge Groves advised he can't see any reason wh r he shouldn I t have it but would like to red it first and will then turn it over to Ma Ge eral asked if • here was any feeling on the pa t of the two people that Bard I s suggestion sh uld be pressed Mr H thought this matter co ld be handled without interference from the In erim Camn 4 30 pm onant cAlled re requested that uen Gr ves call him c o Gen Simmons Ext 78292 4 25 Ge Groves called Col i'isher re iliscussed pe ple who were briefed iurther stated that Pu • ell for the Navy and i arrell for the Army ar the best two men to talk to on everything St · ted further that what 1''isher passes on should ·be I kept as an impression rather than what is wr t ten dovm--wouldn't want anyone to write it down pm I Dr 1 4 32 pm - Ge · caJl ed Dr Conant re CalL fran Op_enheimer in which the boys out there are di cussing the advantages of' murdering the L J devoting all his clothes to the F' ••Y and ahinks it would be a terrible mistake c TB stated most emphatically 11 SO DO I t I AG VE WITH YOU 100% 11 Gen stated he will call To an with a view to arranging for him to stay there and Ueneral uroves to try to join Dr Donant asked that we send Bn officer to Miss Jenkins to pick up material containe case • - - 5 25 pm Thursday 19 Jul v 1945 Continued Gen Groves called Dr Tolman anta Fe NM re Tolma n's plans to return were to leave there 5 Monday nnd to get in Wa shin ton on 'iiednesday • ·• General ·advised on situation of changing protra ms etc and a sked Tolman if he didn't think it advisable for him to go out there Tolman stated he doesn't know all the' facts but there are a cons irler1 1 ble body of people out there who think it should be changed but Tolman believes it should not be changed and feels we have something to learn by not chan in• • '9elieves if General Groves could go out it uld be very advantageous J eneral advised he tentatively plans on lea•rinc J V on Monda ' evening or Tuesdav am to be out there Viednesday and if Tolman' oul l sta r on 1mtil possibl ta king a side trir to GIT then and plan on riding ' bnck with the General Dr 'rolman rj_ll stay on if L'tG thinks it advisable General · G__toves trensf'erred to Dr Opnenheimer re sending Col beeman out He will carry a letter that will facilitate onversin on an - r portion not clea r General asked about our eonle lookin UG a certain material abr berrylium Opp nh i r ier stated J e discuss possibilities or ettinr this material with Zei lin for the purpose of securinp one of r the otl-e in -redients contained in much ' lar er quantities General Groves explained f1 it is the stuff you mix with it'fJd-e' s at the right time Oppenheimer isn't his request and General will trace it down with · Zeitlin Oprenheimer stated he has sent in two tts Oppenheimer would like to see General Farrell en route and General advised he will try to do it General Groves also advised he hopes to be out there next week and suggested that Oppenheimer talk this over with Tolman Discussed possibility of meeting Oppenheimer and Tolman in Chicago Oppenehimer asked whether he would be more useful with Kirk or where he is and General advised he vdshed 8ppenheirner were twins Hopes O_rpenheimer will keep his brother with him General advised if meeting takes place in Chica ·o it mi ht be po s ble to have General it'a rrell there a f Thursday 19 July 1945 - ' ont inued - 6 45 pm jol c nlled lciRjor Eelley spoke with Ce pt Burman US '- NYC re whereabouts of Hr Zeitlin uurmnn advised he may be reached at m1rra y Hill 6-4608 Burman 'lay be at Gramercy 3-0653 6 50 pm GenerE l Groves called Hr -'eitlin NYC re Do rou kno 'r a n 1 thing e 1 out berylium and do · rou know anyone up there asking us if we could et sor e from a broad Zeitlin ad1rised that a man from ' was in a few days a rro and ne de the sur- r estion just talking off top of his hee c e nd I repeated it to Capt Stur es just talkir off the top of my head Gem ral usked if tie knew how r uch is needed und eitlin stated he knows what our progrrun involves v ich is still qu tc tentativ 600 lbs per nonth for the next 4 months most of thi s p oes to v other ' ajor J 'urph r's gtoup at ·the lJistr d atout 1 ton nhich Jrobu' l · ill r ot cone in accordinr to Maj Grear or's inforrration to r e u 1til ea rly next • • ·ar - so etire hf tv reeu then nnd the 1st of July 194G General asked what rrnri-t y and Zeitlin siac ils far- as Y is concerned purity· is · r lon - 95 - 2 ' July 1 45 Fri dlty VISITS 8 15 am r 11 30 am C 1 Gullatt ' fright Acting Asst Chief of War Project U it Bureau of the Budget 1 45 pr t I G L Har ison 2 00 VI ssrs Evans rmd Tilley duPont Co PL'l CALLS 9 30 10 0 3 W'1 8 r 1 ·c - -11 t onsu to Cher-1 Co St Louis Ifo c 1 ed Gen Groves r' 'l Cant Robert L Best CAC ' ' is attached unassir ed to reception c nter 9 _fo±'ferson Tls rracks J1o Serial f -0331430 leo v nc under orders re-portin1- to El a so the 2 -h he would ha 1 e to leave Eo on the 22nd District has been attemptin1 to move hil'l undert ac t ve m y orders He is with the AGF-is an · el ctri al en neer and have no oth r ma n for the the r need hir for General advised TOL would r it and advise him ·1 Sr1yth Princeton T called Gen Gro lOi re 1 i l want a final chs pter--ver r brief and wi 11 - I UJ c I ar i 10 15 C l Lowr ' F ione - 2348 Anderson Ind I dia rnpolis Ind Car i p i1 tterbury called Gen G oves anxious not to leave the service Pnssed o to Col c' ntes t -i get nocesso r • infornation dr w one up duPm t matter- still cnawin6 and r e 1e --al S'J f ested that Smyth • o dovm to 'Iilmington an1 hnve reenewalt etc sizn up SP1yth stated th t Col Cons odine sa ·s Snyth should have it ready by the f rst part of the first we-ek in Au ust and S m rth Gtill feels printinp would be a r10re satisfa tory vmy to hr ndle General will h ve one of -th J curi t r r 1en look into it and resent facts Lu he wi 11 he hard to c 011vince JOI asked Haj 1 rce to check into printin ru1 l resent facts to JR'J- 4 00 TJl 1 J r IInrrison cal ed Gen roves re 1 tr to JRO f o Earri sm actinc for the Sec 'Y of War as c inc Chairnan of t e nt 1orh1 Cor m General ud 'ised t hi s letter cnn go out via fa j Pierce 0 z g 0 8 it UJ a If F idtq 20 J 1ly 1945 continued LJ Iarri son al so asked Gen roves for some lavyer's help on Braziliru1 Matter Gen Groves to t 11 • ' _th Col Consodine about this 4 l i pm Lt rr e sor cal ed JOL re Dr Bush has sone c 1ents which he vmnt s to r et up to Lts Duff m c lla i JO to check on courier and advise A 1 40 pr1 cnlled Dr Dfpenheimer Sru1ta Fe IT M re J J stated Rowe a lvises th1t the i r i -r ediate rl 1 s ou _ cc ' hrou h 1 s ori nally scheduled J J cave the follo·•rinr points rn his nateria ls 0r ' 'l her 's part l It increase the nurriber ''Tc cw ct out of it 2 it reduces the unY • ic ble feature we ha7r d iscnssed-althou h does no eJ_ir 5 1 ute 3 con'- S C tha i does any l· s -- t J M• e t 1is cr w1r e wil lcost betw • n a F' c · 10 clays nnd the feeling we 1 ave rEtther str-n 1 is th t-t Wf u 6 ht to do thnt this next • i e e11eral ns 1 J if he dAoision had to be ' D 1e bei 'or tl1c r 1 t i i1i Chicago L d JI'l J stated if t ·v· -'' r 't make th' 'l r lecis on now to postpone i c1 n ·s it will siLpl 1 e 1r1ys later If we c1o it ' ' olJ ·1 i e e 'ri 11 be a r onth ninus 0 - e nic5 11 '° cnr 1 't add an thinr to it as - re ha -ver1 't all -the ir1 'oi·r r1t ior1 vre r 1 eeC It ' £ s • leeidcc t t Jih woulrl fly to Ch i cago where · e 1d the Ge1 ertc v rould rcieet for a few hours--· to 1e t in Chicago on Tuesday md r turn to the J J r· 1 1 ci e -t o 1 d t h re ednesda u n 5 CO pr1 Lt rneso11 called JOL re Bush feels quite d ·on• ly that Duff and 1 llan should 11ave his pa er before tl1e ' return to Ta shington on Monday aclvi sed we v o ild have a courie - g oini up Sa rda r l'rJ eninG• 1 5 20 pn - U Groves called t r Byron Price re Thanked him his assista 1ce to us on recent handling of lici ty V Ul I I z 0 Ul 0 Ul g 0 a Lf